# Amputations at Dayton Children's Hospital
> OSHA SIR `2016021721` · 2/25/2016 · DAYTON, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
## Employer
- **Name:** Dayton Children's Hospital
- **Location:** One Children Plaza, DAYTON, OHIO, 45404
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was unloading equipment from a cart. The base of the cart dropped while he was still holding the handle, and his right fifth finger was amputated in a pinch point.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*